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HMA center to bring 500 jobs to Fort Smith
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comHealth Management Associates (HMA) will operate a regional service center in Fort Smith that will employ more than 500 with average annual salaries...
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Health Care Act: Knowledge gap continues
Politicians and health care professionals have been voicing their opinions about the Affordable Care Act for two years now, but the average consumer has barely paid attention.A recent survey by...
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Car-Mart executive sells shares
Eddie Hight, chief operating officer for America’s Car-Mart Inc., sold 4,000 shares of Car-Mart stock over the past week, according to insider trade filings made with the Securities and Exchange...
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Short I-49 stretch to open in late 2014
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comIt has been talked about for years and by the end of next year, residents will be able to drive along a small stretch of what will eventually be Interstate...
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LeFlore County faces 'very gradual' growth
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comAsk just about anyone across LeFlore County and they will tell you the economy has been rocky in the county for the last few years. But according to Karen...
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More than 300 meat cuts to be renamed
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIn the next few months consumers may need a meat dictionary when they are shopping for pork butt, top sirloin steak or some 350 other cuts of red meat.The U.S....
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Acumen Brands raises $83 million in funding
Acumen Brands has received an $83 million investment to support future growth of its portfolio of e-commerce companies. Funding was provided by the New York firm General Atlantic, according to a filing...
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Tyson Foods resolves EPA concerns over ammonia releases
Tyson Foods has agreed to pay almost $4 million in civil penalties to settle alleged violations related to eight accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia that happened over a four-year span and caused...
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Job losses hit transport sector in March
Transport Topics reports a loss of 6,900 trucking industry jobs during March, despite adding 5,700 jobs in February. Trucking remains a somewhat volatile industry fiercely dependent on retail orders,...
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MovieLounge to add expo center, up to 40 jobs
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comFriday (April 5) brought news of the first indirect economic impact of Health Management Associates (HMA) bringing 500 jobs to Fort Smith. The brother and...
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Expanded food recall of Farm Rich frozen products
Rich Products Corp. is recalling more than 10.5 million pounds of products produced at its Waycross, Ga., facility due to possible contamination with E. coli O121.This recall is rated “High Risk” Class...
View ArticleBeef packers shuffle: JBS acquires competitor's property
JBS S.A. announced plans to complete its acquisition of Brooks, Alberta-based XL Foods' US beef processing operations. The plant located in Brooks was formerly owned by JBS USA competitor, Tyson Foods...
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NWA beer distributor Bob McBride dies
Robert Owen “Bob” McBride, the longtime owner of Fayetteville-based McBride Distributing Inc., died April 4 in his Fayetteville home. He was 72. McBride assumed ownership of the Anheuser-Busch...
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Prepaid mobile grows and Wal-Mart wants its share
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comConsumers converting to smart phone technology continues to rise, but the revenue derived from traditional postpaid customers is not keeping pace, according to a...
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Apple Inc. legend Wozniak: ‘Love what you’re doing’
story and photos by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comApple co-founder Steve Wozniak made his first-ever trip to Arkansas over the weekend, but he was not here to enjoy all the natural beauty the state...
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Fourth generation to lead George’s Inc.
Springdale-based George’s Inc. has appointed Carl George and Charles George as co-CEO and presidents for the chicken processing company.Chief executive Gary George is stepping aside from the day-to-day...
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$30 million Trust lawsuit filed in Newton County
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comLikely to garner broad interest is an estimated $30 million inheritance-related lawsuit filed in Newton County, Arkansas, involving family members of...
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Canada: New battleground for U.S. retailers
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comBig box retailers Wal-Mart and Target are no strangers to competition, going head-to-head in the U.S. market for more than four decades. But the latest frontier...
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Film industry taking notice of Arkansas
story by Jamie Smithjsmith@thecitywire.comA recent amendment to a 2009 Arkansas law is already making a buzz in the film industry and local people in the industry hope that buzz only gets louder.The...
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Whirlpool submits revised TCE mitigation plan
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comWhirlpool has submitted a revised remediation plan for the company's former Fort Smith manufacturing site and surrounding areas contaminated by...
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